Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-08

: passed around within reach OF all. Thost
people who partook of good Dime,
found it convenient and eXhilarsting t
patronize those drinking booths and par
take of ice tea snd coffee. The gentle
men who distinguished themselves by
such iberality and benevolent thought
fUIness deserve the highest praise anC
permanent gratitude of our people.
THE sPEAKEG.
J0stling through the crowd and secur-
ing positions on the grand stand the
speakers went forward and Colonel r
NJ. Wynue opened the proceedings by
reading the programme Of the evening,
after which our honorable state Senator
Major j. j. jarvis, came forward Gnd in
lifting speech introduced to tho
audience our eX- United States Senator,
GENERAL s. b. MAxEY
Of Lamar county. General Maxey entered
81 once into the condition OF the cam
paign. He reviewed the plst
form adopted By the True Blues
in Dallas, and commented on the
anomalous character Of that document.
lie seemed particularly severe on the
ants who had threatened to read the
Prohibitiorists out CT the Democratic
psrty, and asked who would sign the
certificate. Would It be Wade, NeWCOmb,
/ DEGREES or Cochran? The question of
| prohibition was not g partisan question,
The highest authority known in the Dem
oCrntiC party had so asserted, and then
! no power in the StGte capable OF changing
! it until the authorized representatives of
! the Democracy met in regular session
snd 50 declared 1t. Neither is the qUCs-
! ton 8 Republican question; it IS simply
matter OF police regulation nOn-politiCGl
in lis nature and one upon which al good
| Democrats snd good Republicans can
agree Just as they do on the school ques-
ton, Just as they DO on the various other
questions OF q domestic character. In the
great affairs Of the nation the Democrats
aud Republicans hold different views and
most likely always would. On these
questions Democrats who were party men
snd Republicans who were party men
would divide and adhere each TO his own
party, but on our local or domestic
questions we could all agree and still be
good party men. In reply TO the asser-
lion that prohibition was contrary to the
teachings OF Thomas Jefferson, General
MsXey read from Jeferson's message TO
Congress il 1oCI, and again IN January,
l>l2, 70 show tcat he was one of the very
first men in the government TO advocate (
prohibition. lie also referred TO the fact |
that eight years etter the founder of De I
mOCracy had retired from public Office /
he said that he had experienced f.
more trOu8Ic during his administration
from intlmPGrGnCe among the publ m.
servants than from any other cause &c
that if he should h&ve lis oticisl naf aud
to 90 through with again, he wo!e6 career
only ask, "IS he honest and cOInwc..l not
but IS he addicted to the use I...Letent,"
eating liquors? lie showed Of intCxi-
Monroe W&s II entire symr0' also, where
nibition, as vas practices q'-,hy with Pre-
Dy lls oeGlln@s .E,.tfn~ -GGllY demonstrated
took Mr. Mis- IN the question. He
the WoN = I'd text: CIT is better to keep
and "a out than 10 try 20 pull his teeth
. g11-taiOns afterwards" and preached 9
VI sermon from IL. There were three classes
OF people who divided on this wolf
question. First, the PTohibitionists who
wanted TO keep him out; next, the
high license people who wanted 70
let him in and pull his talOns and lastly
the ants who wanted TO let him in and
follow his own desires for fear of inter
fering with his personal liberty" He
discussed personal liberty in sll its
phases and asserted that everyone OF our
penal laws and al but two of the ten
commandments were infringements upon
personal liberty, but only suCh as was
necessary and indispensable to the good
of society. License was the same prin-
ciple as prohibition only differing in de-
gree General MaXey's speech was most
exhaustive and handled the subject IN s
manner which made the principles plain
>, oh 4 ~ SC ir1F
of the ants end, from . historical, legal,
political and partisan stand
point laid the question bare to
the people and appealed to them in q
most eloquent and spirited manner to
approach the question not as partisans,
but as people having the good Of the en-
tire people at heart. His speech was
well received and was often Interrupted
by v0ciferOus cheering. The distin-
guished geGtleman's prestige, large &C
quatntance and the faith people have in
MS spOtiGss integrity, gave weight and
force to his words. His speech VIII long
be remembered, and PrOh.DitiOnists
should publish and CirCUlate it.
LETTERS READ.
At the conclusion CT General lIaEey's
speech Mr. !. Stephens was introduced
who proceeded TO read 8 letter from Hon.
John H. Reagan. When the sound OF the
Old Tribune's name first reached the PEG
pie 8 wild cheer went up which almost
rent the skies. John II. Reagan hss 2
home in the heart OF the people of Texas
surely. The following is G copy OF the
letter:
PALESTINE, Ten, June 25, lss7.
To Nessrs J. j. Jarvis, y \. johnson, Il. NJ.
Nynnc ana others, committee Fort Worth,
Tex.
GEN-LEWEE-I am in receipt Of Your circu-
lar letter of June p, inviting me 20 be present
NJ the mass meeting Of all persons favOriEE
prohibition, 10 Ce held at Fort Worth, June 30.
l appreciate very highly the honor you 90 me
by this invitation, and feel great EoHcitUde for
the success Of the temperance cause, and the
adoption OF the prohibition amendment, and
would with great pleasure attend the meeting
10 which you invite me II l could do so.
In answering the letter addressed to me by
the committee composed of Governor Gibbs and
Others at the opening of this campaign,
stated some OF the reasons which induced me
TO favor the adoption of the constitutional
amendment. ! also stated that tine that
duties of both public and private nature would
prevent me from engaging IN the public dis
Cussions this summer. 1t is very important
that should be prepared by the meeting Of
Congress for the discussion of some questions
of very great public importance, and with all
that | am able TO do during the summer ] can
/ not succeed in that measure Of preparation
which Is necessary for the purpose l have in
view. This being The case, have not been able
TO give the time and study to the question OF
prohibition which should he given to IL TO Cna.
bic one to discuss the subject with satisfaction
TO the public and advantage to the cause. OF
! course read good deal that IS said upon this
! subject.
| 1t Is a curious canvass TO me The ProhibI-
/ tIorIsts attack the sale of intoxicating
I LIQUORS by saloon men. and the vices and crimes
/ that grow out Of H. AND ask the people to say
that this onght te be srrestcd for reasons which
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